He's one of the most famous names of the last millennium, and he's the father of his country, which turns 800 years old this year. That's why the D.C. region's Mongolian community would like to see a statue erected of Genghis Khan, the George Washington of Mongolia.

I agree! I was just reading about GK the other night. Seems the Mongols did way more damage to the Muslims than the Crusaders did. So I'm looking forward to the next time some moonbat brings up the Horrible Crusades so I can give him a little history lesson (which will be wasted, I know).

That's the wrong attitude. I been to Mongolia and found the country to be more pro-US than any other place in the world. Just think of an american presence in a country sandwiched between Russia and China.

How about if we raise funds to put a statue of Genghis Khan on the Boston Common, just a couple of blocks from the John "Vichy" Kerry luxury townhouse??

We can have a plaque calling it the "John Vichy Kerry Memorial Tribute to the Great Genghis Khan".....

OK, I know that might be a tough item to get past the Boston City Council..... maybe we can buy a tiny patch of land somewhere in the North End of Boston for the private sponsorship of this statue.....

If Buddhists want to erect a statue of Buddha, fine. If Catholics want to erect a statute of Pope Pious VII, fine. Khan was not Jesus Christ and personally it ticks me off a bit that you made that comparisn.

Getting it built may be difficult, though. Statues require approval from either the National Park Service, if on federal land, or the District, if on city land. The particular spot eyed by the Mongolians, near their embassy, is on city land.

I assume they are willing to pay for it? I've been to Mongolia and they are great people. They like the USA and probably would approve a statue of George Washington back home. There were still statues of Stalin when I was there. I guess the city has the final call on this decision.

The Empire he and his descendants built gave Europeans [for the first time] almost unimpeded access to the goods of China and the East, since the Mongols controlled the entire Silk road.

European desire for those goods led to the Age of Discovery when alternate routes to those markets became necessary after the Mongol Ulus fell into fratricidal [and in some cases, religious] wars, and the Silk Road became unsafe. So you might say Chingghis had an indirect impact on the discovery of America.

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posted on 10/03/2006 12:22:51 PM PDT
by PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)

The Mongols repeatedly tried to ally with the Crusaders against the Muslims. The Muslims played the "We're all People of the Book, and they're pagans" card. Crusader states gave Baibars and his Mamelukes free passage and supplies during his early campaigns against the Mongols. When the threat from them diminished, Baibars turned on the Crusaders.

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posted on 10/03/2006 12:25:41 PM PDT
by PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)

Much earlier. The Finns are linguistically related to the Magyars, who invaded Hungary around the 9th century A.D. Sabotai, Batu and the boys didn't show up until 1241 [in the greatest military campaign in history, IMHO]

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posted on 10/03/2006 12:28:55 PM PDT
by PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)

Some did, specifically the Golden Horde in Russia [under Berke Quan, Batu's brother and successor] and, eventually, the Il-Quanate of Persia [Hulegu's uluis]. But, the sinicized Mongols of China [Qublai], became largely Buddhist, as did the Mongols from the homeland [Tibetan missionaries]. The Chagatids stayed largely pagan, as did many of the Mongols of Central Asia. And there was always a strong minority of Nestorian Christians.

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posted on 10/03/2006 12:33:55 PM PDT
by PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)

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